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From the Ethics of the Fathers: "He [Rabbi Tarfon] used to say, it is not incumbent upon you to complete the task, but you are not exempt from undertaking it."

Thursday, August 11, 2016

Although
appearing to have relevance to her work as Secretary of State, Clinton
failed to turn the documents over to the State Department, even as she
claimed all "work-related" emails had been turned in.

Emails
released yesterday from Judicial Watch reveal several instances where
Hillary Clinton and her aides were asked for favors from Clinton
Foundation donors. Judicial Watch obtained the documents through a FOIA
request.

Although
appearing to have relevance to her work as Secretary of State, Clinton
failed to turn the documents over to the State Department, even as she
claimed all "work-related" emails had been turned in.

One
email from Douglas Band, former aide to President Clinton and CEO of
Teneo Holdings with close ties to the Clinton Foundation, asked Clinton
staffers to intervene and find a job for an unnamed associate. Huma
Abedin worked for Band at the same time she was still pulling down a
State Department salary.

“Important
to take care of” the person, Douglas Band told Clinton aides
Huma Abedin, Cheryl Mills and Nora Toiv in an April 22, 2009, email with
the subject line “A favor…”. The name of the aide is redacted.“We have all had him on our radar,” Abedin responded. “Personnel has been sending him options.”The exchange,
which was obtained by conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch under a
Freedom of Information Act lawsuit and released on Tuesday, adds to the
murky connections between Clinton’s role leading the State Department,
her family foundation and a consulting firm for which Abedin worked
part-time.Band previously served as an aide to former President Bill Clinton and
has performed multiple duties for the Clinton Foundation. He is also a
founding partner and president of Teneo Holdings, the consulting firm.The firm, and Abedin’s ability to work simultaneously for it and the State Department, have drawn ire from
some conservative corners, where critics have railed about conflicts of
interest and warned that officials outside of the government had undue
influence on U.S. diplomacy.

Huma Abedin appeared to be the go-to staffer when Clinton mixed official business with Clinton Foundation business.

A number of the email exchanges released Tuesday included Huma Abedin, who was a top adviser to Mrs. Clinton at the State Department and later worked at the Clinton Foundation.

In
April 2009, Douglas J. Band, who led the foundation’s Clinton Global
Initiative, emailed Ms. Abedin and Cheryl D. Mills, another top adviser
to Mrs. Clinton, for help with a donor.

Mr.
Band wrote that he needed to connect Gilbert Chagoury, a
Lebanese-Nigerian billionaire who was one of the foundation’s top
donors, with someone at the State Department to talk about his interests
in Lebanon.

“It’s
jeff feltman,” Ms. Abedin answered, referring to Jeffrey Feltman, who
was the American ambassador to Lebanon at the time. “I’m sure he knows
him. I’ll talk to jeff.”

Mr. Band asked her to call Mr. Chagoury immediately if possible. “This is very important,” he wrote.

I doubt whether the office of secretary of state had ever seen such sordid, grubby dealings.

As
with all things Clinton, the question of legality is murky. It's not
quite pay for play, but it suggests that Clinton wasn't against mixing
official business with Clinton Foundation affairs. In other words, in
typical Clinton fashion, there is stink but no bodies.

Just think of the opportunities for graft if Hillary wins the presidency.

Rick MoranSource: http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/08/emails_show_secretary_of_state_clinton_doing_favors_for_clinton_foundation_donors.html Follow Middle East and Terrorism on TwitterCopyright - Original materials copyright (c) by the authors.